Great job, Timvp That should get you a spot at the table in the war room on draft night.
Yeah, this draft is weird for the Spurs. There's a pretty big talent drop after about 17 or 18. And then the talent plateaus for about the next 25 picks.
I agree that trading the first rounder for a vet should definitely be explored. At 20, it's very unlikely to find a player who will be in the playoff rotation. The easiest thing to do would be to take one of the dozens of project bigs and stick him in Austin.
But, like I said, the Spurs are probably up to something tricky, per usual.
I can probably talk for 99% of the SpursTalk when I say:
WE MISSED YOUR TOPICS!Hoping for more...
sadly the only way I see them getting a vet for the 20th is if its packaged.
Shame they couldn't get to 15 or 16....
Nice read
Im looking forward to the Draft
It seems likely, though, that 2 or 3 teams above the Spurs will take someone not in those 17 or 18 players, meaning that the Spurs' #20 pick would be almost as good as #14 or 15.
Great post, but ...
while not touting Dominique Jones, there was a weird statement about his compe ion.
South Florida plays considerably tougher compe ion than Fresno State or Memphis.
My bad predictions:
Trading down for 31 drafting Vasquez and the Nets 2011 second rounder, then Landesberg at 49.
I'm a long time lurker who basically visits solely for good articles and insight and this is no exception. Nice work Timvp....that was an impressive read.
Enjoyed the topic but I don't think the Spurs will go for a SG. Seems like they're set on improving their frontcourt although that information about Williams and his trading camp schedule was interesting.
Nice post.
Okay, so I've printed out my copy of "timvp's Tenth Annual Spurs NBA Draft Cheat Sheet."
I shall now laminate it, situate it for easy accessibility near my viewing station, go to the cupboard and get out my Spurs 32 oz cup from the SBC Center Inaugural Season, drive to the KFC window and ask for a Spork pack, work out and get ready for the unexpected. Time to D-up!
You know how to live man. Very nice post TimvpOkay, so I've printed out my copy of "timvp's Tenth Annual Spurs NBA Draft Cheat Sheet."
I shall now laminate it, situate it for easy accessibility near my viewing station, go to the cupboard and get out my Spurs 32 oz cup from the SBC Center Inaugural Season, drive to the KFC window and ask for a Spork pack, work out and get ready for the unexpected. Time to D-up!
How come williams' name always has a 0 in it instead of an O?
Cheers, mate!
Because people frequently misspelled Sean Elliott's name with one t so the mods decided to put a code that would make this (Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_L uck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_) happen if you spelled it with one.
Yeah I was wondering why that was happening to me...thanks
1. Washington Wizards - John Wall
2. Philadelphia 76ers - Derrick Favors (Mistake here)
3. New Jersey Nets - Evan Turner
4. Denver Nuggets - Wesley Johnson
5. Sacramento Kings - DeMarcus Cousins (Traded to Portland Trail Blazers)
6. Golden State Warriors - Greg Monroe
7. Detroit Pistons - Ekpe Udoh
8. Los Angeles Clippers - Al-Farouq Aminu
9. Utah Jazz - Ed Davis
10. Indiana Pacers - Patrick Patterson
11. New Orleans Hornets - Paul George
12. Memphis Grizzlies - Luke Babbitt
13. Toronto Raptors - Larry Sanders (Traded to OKC Thunder)
14. Houston Rockets - Xavier Henry
15. Milwaukee Bucks - Cole Aldrich (Auto-pick)
16. Minnesota Timberwolves - Gordon Hayward
17. Chicago Bulls - James Anderson
18. Miami Heat - Devin Ebanks
19. Boston Celtics - Avery Bradley
20. San Antonio Spurs - Damion James
21. Oklahoma City Thunder - Eric Bledsoe
22. Portland Trail Blazers - Hassan Whiteside (Traded to New Orleans)
23. Minnesota Timberwolves - Daniel Orton
24. Atlanta Hawks - Quincy Pondexter
25. Memphis Grizzlies - Elli0t Williams
26. Oklahoma City Thunder - Tibor Pleiss
27. New Jersey Nets - Greivis Vasquez
28. Memphis Grizzlies - Darington Hobson
29. Orlando Magic - Domnique Jones
30. Washington Wizards - Stanley Robinson
31. New Jersey Nets - Solomon Alabi
32. Oklahoma City Thunder - Terrico White
33. Sacramento Kings - Craig Brackins
34. Golden State Warriors - Lance Stephenson
35. Washington Wizards - Willie Warren
36. Detroit Pistons - Gani Lawal
37. Milwaukee Bucks - Armon Johnson
38. New York Knicks - Miroslav Raduljica
39. New York Knicks - Alexey Shved
40. San Antonio Spurs - Jordan Crawford (49th + Malik Hairston)
41. Miami Heat - Mikhail Torrance
42. Miami Heat - Sherron Collins
43. Los Angeles Lakers- Jerome Randle
44. Portland Trail Blazers- Paulao Prestes
45. Minnesota Timberwolves - Jarvis Varnado
46. Phoenix Suns - Derrick Caracter
47. Milwaukee Bucks - Nemanja Bjelica
48. Miami Heat - Jerome Jordan
49. Indiana Pacers - Thomas Huertel (40th)
50. Dallas Mavericks - Sylven Landesberg
51. Oklahoma City Thunder - Hamady N'Diaye (Traded to Toronto Raptors)
52. Boston Celtics - Brian Zoubek
53. Atlanta Hawks - Denis Clemente
54. Los Angeles Clippers- Artsiom Parakhouski
55. Utah Jazz - DaSean Butler
56. Minnesota Timberwolves - Charles Garcia
57. Indiana Pacers - Pietro Aradori
58. Los Angeles Lakers - Luke Harangody
59. Orlando Magic - Ben Uzoh
60. Phoenix Suns - Ryan Richards (Traded to Detroit Pistons for 1 million)
Guys, don't look at the teams, just the names of the players will do. This is from the GM game. We did the draft yesterday and everyone crapped out because Kevin Seraphin accidently went undrafted.
.. great work ..
Golden state is apparently picking Udoh...
Shocking if they do.... Picking a good defensive player? Say it aint so...
According to Bruno's very helpful post that tracked the Spurs' workouts, four players had two workouts: Jeremy Wise, Ryan Thompson, Terrico White and Lazar Hayward. Wise and Thompson are expected by many to go undrafted while White and Hayward are likely second rounders. White has a chance to sneak up into the end of the first.
It is pretty weird that the Spurs haven't been linked to taking a hard look at an expected first rounder. That tells me they either already know who they want or the Spurs are looking to trade out of the first round.
I'm of the opinion that they're trading the 20th pick in an effort to not spend cash on a 1st round pick that may or may not pan out.
It's not a cash hoard per se, it's more of an economics question, think shifting resources to those that are more profitable or in this case, has chance at better results. In this case, it'd be Splitter.
Personally, I see this as a two tier draft for the Spurs at 20.
Tier 1
Henry
Babbitt
Hayward
Patterson
Aldrich
Tier 2
Williams
Anderson
Crawford
Bledsoe
Pondexter
Jones
Orton
If any of the players in the first tier drop to the Spurs, that makes it an easy pick. If not, one of the players in the second tier makes sense for what the Spurs could use.
Looks simple on paper ... but I'm sure Spurs fans will have their annual breakdown because the team does something out of the box once again.
To be honest, it's one of my favorite moments of the offseason. The WTF WAS THAT? reactions during a Spurs draft.Personally, I see this as a two tier draft for the Spurs at 20.
Tier 1
Henry
Babbitt
Hayward
Patterson
Aldrich
Tier 2
Williams
Anderson
Crawford
Bledsoe
Pondexter
Jones
Orton
If any of the players in the first tier drop to the Spurs, that makes it an easy pick. If not, one of the players in the second tier makes sense for what the Spurs could use.
Looks simple on paper ... but I'm sure Spurs fans will have their annual breakdown because the team does something out of the box once again.
And thanks for the cheat sheet.
Until George Hill, the Spurs' draft history was pretty dismal going all the way back to Tony Parker. In fact, there's still some belief that the Spurs could have gotten Hill at the same spot where they picked Malik Hairston. Good thing DeJuan Blair landed in their laps.
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